Assistant Professor, Registered Nurse

Anacalifornia; Santa Maria (CA); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria is seeking a full-time tenure-track Health Sciences instructor to teach a range of registered nursing courses and supervise skills labs, clinical practicum, and program operations on campus and at extended campuses.

The position requires a Master’s degree in nursing, health education, or health science or equivalent with a California RN license, plus at least two years of recent clinical experience and teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing, health education, or health science or equivalent.
• Current California RN license is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in registered nursing classes and supervise skills laboratory and clinical practicum.

Skills

Teaching nursing

Curriculum development

Student mentoring

Education

Master’s degree in nursing/health education/health science

California RN license

Job description

Salary
$66,760.00 - $97,816.00 Annually

Location
Santa Maria

Job Type
Full-Time Faculty

Job Number
202200559

Department
Health Sciences

Opening Date
08/03/2026

Closing Date
10/11/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in northern Santa Barbara County. The college is ranked as one of the five best community colleges in California and one of the top 120 community colleges in the nation. Approximately 11,500 credit students enroll each semester at one of the college's four locations in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley, or at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Allan Hancock College is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution and serves a vibrant community of which it is a part: over 98 percent of the college’s students come from the local area and Hancock students consistently enjoy one of the best acceptance rates to University of California and California State University campuses. To learn more about Allan Hancock College visit https://www.hancockcollege.edu/.

This is a full-time, 175-day (10-month annual contract) tenure-track faculty position in the Health Sciences Department. The anticipated start date is Spring 2027.

The instructor will provide instruction in a variety of registered nursing classes and responsibilities for skills laboratory, clinical practicum, and support instruction, and supervision on campus and extended campus laboratories; evaluate and counsel nursing students; plan and organize instructional materials toward course objectives; review and revise course content; participate in program review; maintain five (5) required office hours for student consultation; participate fully in department responsibilities and in the governance of the college through committee assignments; maintain class and examination schedules, as well as grade and attendance records, according to college regulations; and perform related tasks as required. The assignment may include teaching at off-campus centers and/or evening and weekend classes.

• Essential Functions and Qualifications
  Work with and assist students having a great range of skills, motivation, and academic or vocational goals
• Develop and use resource materials and incorporate current computer technology
  Use multi-media technology in classroom instruction
• Plan, organize, and present lecture and lesson materials and concepts and to assess student achievement
• Design, review, and evaluate curriculum and make recommendations to maintain program currency for both vocational and transfer students
• Communicate effectively in both oral and written communication
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others
• Be sensitive and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and community college students and to staff and students with disabilities.
  

Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in nursing, health education, or health science OR the equivalent OR the minimum qualifications as set by the California Board of Registered Nursing, whichever is higher; hold a current license as a registered nurse in California.

Not less than two years of recent clinical experience in medical/surgical, and/or mental health nursing (within the last three years), and experience teaching nursing courses in a diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program or as an in-service educator with a health care facility.

OR

The equivalent as outlined in Board Policy 7211 (Download PDF reader)

Additional Information
Start date: January 2027, pending board approval.

The hiring salary range is $66,760 to $97,816 dependent upon education and experience.

Allan Hancock College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Hancock College will not sponsor any visa applications.